Iskra (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Iskra

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Origin = Canada
Genre = Black metal
Crust punk
Thrash metal
Years_active = 2002 - Present
Label = Profane Existence, Unrest Records, Deep Six Records, Rodent Popsicle Records, Mangled Ankle Records
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Current_members = Wolf (Guitar)
Danielle (Vocals)
Cody (Drums)
Brett (Bass/Vocals)
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Iskra is a Canadian anarchist crust punk and extreme metal band founded in Victoria, British Columbia in 2002.

Because the band performs, records, and releases their material outside of the confines of the mass media, Iskra are considered part of the anarchist underground punk musical tradition, which emerged in the late 1970s with bands like Crass and Discharge. By blending elements of crust punk, black metal, powerviolence, grindcore, and thrash metal, Iskra say they have created their own subgenre, "blackened crust." [ [http://iskra.ws/interviews.html Iskra Interviews] .] Obvious musical influences include Slayer, Bathory, and Amebix. The band includes former members of the earlier anarchist punk band Black Kronstadt, who in later years also described their music as "blackened crust." [ [http://iskra.ws/interviews.html Iskra Interviews] .]

Lyrically, Iskra follow in the anarcho-punk tradition of Crass and Conflict. Self-proclaimed anarchists, the band addresses social issues like homophobia, sexism, racism, the rights of indigenous peoples, the effects of political organization, both Right and Left wing, as well as capitalist institutions (such as the World Trade Organization, World Bank, the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Independent Task Force on North America).

Iskra is working on a second LP and a split 10" with new members as of 2008.

Discography

*"Demo", 2003
*"Self Titled" LP (Profane Existence), 2004
*"Fucking Scum" Cassette (Harsh Brutal Cold Productions), 2004
*"The Terrorist Act EP" Single (Unrest Records), 2005
*"Bring the War Home" split CD/LP with Against Empire of Los Angeles (Rodent Popsicle Records), 2006
*"Iskra/Self Rule Split (Unrest Records) 2007
*"Selected Works", compilation of all work excluding "Bring the War Home" (Profane Existence), 2007

References

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External links

* [http://www.iskra.ws Official Iskra site]